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Subject: Re: TeX an acronym?
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Date: Fri, 13-Feb-87 05:19:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 13 05:19:11 1987
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in article <424@mipos3.UUCP>, martin@mipos3.UUCP (Martin Harriman) says:
> Computer trivia:  TeX is not an acronym for anything; it's disguised
> Greek.  TEX is just Tau Epsilon Chi (to use the usual English spelling
> for the characters.

You find the origin of the word TeX, and its correct spelling on
page 1 of "The TeXbook" (chapter 1: The Name of the Game).

T. Hofmann, CIBA-GEIGY AG, Scientific Computer Center, Basle, Switzerland
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